Collection of letters (seventh in order from the front of the book) containing a communication from Judge James Green and Willard Hall, regarding the Hannibal & Saint Joseph Railroad, dated May 27, 1848....

Photocopy of a cadastral map showing landowners and building outlines for the area of the City of Kansas west and north of Union Depot, comprising West Kansas Addition, Pacific Place, and Turner & Company's...

''Any journey eastward from Kansas City was roundabout and slow. The steamboat Emilie, in charge of Sam Burke, left here each day for Leavenworth and Weston, Mo. At Weston, connections could be made with...

Photos, illustration, and information on the Hannibal & Saint Joseph Railroad (or the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad), "the first major railroad west of the Mississippi" River with the first railroad station...

Description of "the parts played by three executives in the H. & St. J. [Hannibal and Saint Joseph Railroad]--John T. K. Hayward [or John Hayward], James F. Joy [or James Joy], and John R. Brooks [or John...

Article features the story of John Murray Forbes and his Hannibal and Saint Joseph Railroad in Missouri. Also includes the interests of New England businessmen during the Missouri-Kansas Border conflict...